The Development Rebate reduces the effective tax rate on companies well below the stand-ard statutory rate.
The Government has extended many concessions in direct taxes to encourage investment. These include accelerated depreciation, development rebate, and tax holiday. Of these, development rebate, permitted since April 1954, is the most significant in terms of ultimate tax saving.
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